Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-30
working in the interests of the band, and
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they had better let him 20 ahead.
Il Is said that he collected considerable
money and had made numerous contracts,
but the details of these matters had not
been reported by him. There were some
suspicious that he was at least reckless
and impulsive, and it was decided to have
a committee appointed to look after the
collections and the coming open air con-
cert. When he discover that there was
a determination to check him up and
take the business out of his hands he evi.
IDENTIFY decided to thwart this purpose
and avail himself of the "skip" act. He
was boarding at the Creston house, ana
he informed the landlord that he was
about to be married and would 60 to
housekeeping. He said that he had sold
a man lumber for house, and the man
not being able to pay he had been obliged
to take the house to secure himself. lie
was going 10 occupy it. He called for
his bill, and drew q check on the First
National bank for 1880 to square IT..
The check was afterwards found to be
even an account there. He succeeded in
getting his baggage out af the hotel with
out suspicion, and sent it to the transfer,
where he checked it for the cast. He
told the expressman that he was gong
over to Omaha, but this was evidently to
throw him off his track. He returned up
town, and slipping over to the local
depot of the Chicago & Milwaukee rail
way took the train for the east. The
and as he did not appear, they began the
search, and soon ascertained that he had
skipped He had taken with him the
drum majors new uniform, which be-
longed to the Dodge Light guards, who
furnished the uniforms for the use OF the
band. He had also taken uniform
which belonged to the old Boys Band, !"
which dIsorganized some time ago.
1t was supposed that he also took
with him two or three hundred dollars of
the bands money. The two batons be-
longing to the company, and which were
also in his possession for use as drum
major, were also with his baggage. 1t
was by means of them that ne was lden.
titled on the train. He could not pack
them out of sight, and SO when the tele-
gram was sent to the conductor, Carbee
was easily picked out from among the
passengers. He was arrested at Mel
bourne, IA, and held there to await the
arrival of an officer from here. Chiet
Mullen started for there yesterday morn
ing. and he is expected to arrive with his
prisoner this morning. A complaint has
been filed in Justice Schurz's court
charging Carbee with larceny.
The members of the band are very in
cignant at the manner in which the drum
major has acted. They propose to keep
faith with the public, however, and will
straighten out the tangle which Carbee
has made. The band will proceed with
the arrangements as contracted by him,
and show the public that the organiza-
ton Is fair and square, whatever any in
dividual member may do. The band is
an excellen: one and the actions of Car
bee will cause no serious trouble with the
organization. They can get along with
out him, but have sent for him for satis-
faction, and to enable, if possible, the
strengthening up of the matters of which
he has knowledge, and of which they are
ignorant. They say they will prosecute
him and show the public that they do not
endorse any such conduct.
Now that Carbee has shown himself in
his true character. many amusing stories
are told of him. His vanity seems to have
led him chiefly into toolishness. He was
very proud of his uniform and it was
dazzler. He has been known to array
himself in it just for the purpose of going
into the dining room at the hotel for his
dinner, and after impressing the guests
with his wonderful appearance and fill
ing his stomach, he would go to his room,
take off his uniform and put on his work
ing clothes and go to the lumber yard.
One citizen asserts that he knew Carbee
before he came here and that he was a
porter in hotel at Fremont. He was
astonished to meet HIM here one Sunday
afternoon wearing silk tile aud arrayed
IN purple and fine linen and to learn that
he was tiourishing SO we'll.